Polygonatum pubescens
Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 234. 1814.
Rhizomes shallowly set, 1–1.8 cm thick. Stems erect, 5–9(–11) dm; sheathing bract cauline, papery, caducous. Leaves subsessile or short-petiolate, 4–15 × 2–5.5(–7.5) cm; blade elliptic-lanceolate to broadly ovate, glabrous adaxially, minutely hairy or pilose on abaxial veins; prominent veins 3–9. Inflorescences in most leaf axils except distalmost and proximal 2–4; peduncle sharply reflexed, axillary 1–3(–5)-flowered, to 2 cm in fruit. Flowers: perianth yellowish green, tube 10–13(–15) mm, distinct tips 2–3 mm; stamens inserted high in perianth tube; filaments densely warty; pedicel to 1.3 cm in fruit. Berries 6–9 mm. 2n = 20.
Phenology: Flowering early–late spring.
Habitat: Rich moist wooded slopes and coves
Elevation: 0–1100 m
Distribution
N.B., N.S., Ont., Que., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.
Discussion
Selected References
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